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Any Craps
A one roll bet that the next dice roll will be a craps (2, 3 or 12)

Any Seven
A one roll bet that the next dice roll will be a 7

b>Bar the 12
Shown on the craps layout in the Don't Pass Line and Don't Come Box areas

Behind the Line
A bet on the free-odds after a point has been established on the come out roll

Betting Right
Betting that the dice will pass

Betting Wrong
Betting that the dice won't pass

Big 6
A bet at even-money that the 6 will be rolled before a 7 is rolled

Big 8
A bet at even-money that the 8 will be rolled before a 7 is rolled

Box Numbers
The box areas around the numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10, which is used to mark the point, and to put Place, Come and Buy bets

Boxcars
A slang term for the roll of the 12

Boxman
A casino employee who supervises the game of craps, and remains seated behind all the casino chips during the play

Bring Out
A term used by dealers and players when betting on the hardway of a point

Buy Bets
A 5% commission is paid to the casino in order to be paid the correct odds on a bet

Casino Advantage
The advantage a casino has over a player on a particular bet on the Craps layout

Center Bets
The bets located in the center of the layout

Chips
The common term for tokens, issued by a casino in place of money

Cold Dice
Dice which consistently don't pass

Color Change
The changing of chips to a higher or lower denomination

Come Bet
A bet with the dice that they will pass, made after the come out roll

Come Box
The area on the layout where a Come Bet is made

Come Out Roll
The initial or first roll of the dice before a point has been established

Coming Out
A term to designate that a new come out roll is about to happen

Correct Odds
The mathematical likelihood, or probability, that a bet will be made a winner

Craps Out
To throw a craps on the come out roll, an automatic loser for Pass Line bettors

Craps
The term for a roll of a 2, 3 or 12

Crew
Four casino employees that staff a craps table, includes a boxman, a stickman, and two dealers

Dice
A pair of cubes, each with six sides and each numbered from 1 to 6, whose combinations, when rolled, determine payoffs and losses in the game of Craps

Die
A single cube, singular of dice

Don't Come Box
The area on the layout where a Don't Come bet is made

Don't Come Bet
A bet made after the come out roll, that the dice won't pass

Don't Pass Line
The area on the layout where a Don't Pass bet is made

Don't Pass Bet
A bet made on the come out roll that the dice will not pass

Double Odds (2X)
A free-odds bet made at double (2X) the amount of the original bet

Easy Way
The roll of a 4, 6, 8 or 10 where the dice are not matched as a pair

Even-Money
A payoff at 1 to 1

Field Bet
A bet that the next roll of the dice will come up 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 or 12

Five-times Odds (5X)
A free-odds bet made at five-times (5X) the amount of the original bet

Floorman
A casino employee who stands behind the craps table, checking on the players and authorizing credit for players

Free-Odds Bet
Another term for any odds bet where the house has no advantage. Either taken (or laid) on a Pass, Don't Pass, Come or Don't Come bet after the point is established

Front Line
Refers to the Pass Line

Hardway
The term for the dice coming as a pair for the 4, 6, 8 or 10, such as 2-2, 3-3, 4-4 or 5-5

Hardway Bet
A bet that the dice will come up as an even pair on either a 4, 6, 8 or 10 before they come up the easy way or a 7 is rolled

Hop Bet
A one roll bet on a number not in the center layout

Horn Bet
A one roll bet on the 2, 3, 11 and 12

Hot Roll
Dice that are continually passing, and that are held by a shooter for a long time before a seven-out

House Edge
The advantage a casino has over a player on a particular bet on the craps layout

Inside Numbers
The numbers 5, 6, 8 and 9. Usually designated as inside numbers when making a place bet on these numbers Lay Bet
A bet by a wrong bettor, that a 7 will be rolled before the number; a 5% commission is paid for making such a bet

Lay the Odds
A free-odds bet by a wrong bettor against a number, based on the potential winnings rather than the bet

Layout
An imprint on felt surface showing all bets that can be made in a craps game, with areas for those bets

Line Bet
Another term for a Pass Line and/or Don't Pass bet

Loaded Dice
Dice that have been weighted to tamper with their roll

Marker
An IOU signed by a player with established credit at a casino

Marker Buck (Puck)
Plastic round disk used to mark either the point or to indicate that no point is yet established

Maximum Bet
The maximum bet a player can make in a game of craps

Minimum Bet
The minimum bet a player can make in a game of craps

Natural
Another term for a 7 or 11 rolled on the come out roll

Odds
The ratio or probability of an event occurring in the game of craps

Odds Bet
Another term for any odds bet where the house has no advantage

Off
A designation that a bet is not working on a particular roll

On
A designation that a bet is working on a particular roll

On Base
The term for a standing dealers who is not the stickman

On the Stick
The term to signify that a dealers is now working the stick, and is the stickman for a designated time

One Roll Bet
A wager whose outcome is determined by the next throw of the dice

Outside Numbers
The numbers 4, 5, 9 and 10

Parlay
To increase a bet

Pass
A winning decision on the dice

Pass Line
The area on the layout where a Pass Line bet is made

Pass Line Bet
A wager that the dice will pass

Pit Boss
A casino employee in charge of all the craps tables in one area of the casino

Place Bet
A wager on the numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 in the box numbers area of the layout

Point
The number 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 when rolled on the come out roll

Proposition Bets
The bets located in the center of the layout; also called Center Bets

Rails
A grooved area at the craps table where players place their chips when they aren't being bet

Right Bettors
Players who bet that the dice will pass

Roll
A single throw of the dice

Sequence Bet
A bet whose outcome is not necessarily determined on the following roll but may take a succession of rolls to be determined

Seven-Out
To throw a 7 after a point has been established, ending the roll and losing with the dice

Shoot
A term for a complete series of rolls before a seven-out

Shooter
The player who rolls the dice, and whose throws determine all payoffs and losses at the craps table

Single Odds (1X)
A free-odds bet made at equal the amount of the original bet

Snake Eyes
A slang term for the number 2

Standoff
A situation where no decision results from a throw of the dice on certain bets

Stickman
A casino employee who calls the game and handles the stick at a craps table

Take the Odds
To make free-odds bet as a right bettor, thus getting better than even-money on a winning bet

Working
A signification that bets are on, and payoffs will be made on the next roll of the dice